Volunteer Dr Lauren’s in country story
Dr Lauren Chalmers, Maluk Timor TB Program Mentor, Dili, East Timor As I was in a doctors’ mess back in 2012, someone told me that the LSTM Diploma of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene was the best 3 months of their life. I pondered how this could be. It only took a few...
Stories from the frontline
Here are two short stories, inspired by our clients and told by our local team members. The first one is about our rheumatic heart disease (RHD) program, from a local team member in a place called Aleiu: We had a boy in the village who was very sick. But his parents...
A young family saved from TB
“A 23 year old female was admitted to Klibur Domin with infectious TB, she had been started on treatment a month previously. She had 2 young children, 5 months and 2 years, at home. Young children are at high risk of developing TB, and if they are a contact of a...
The Reality of TB in TL
This elderly man is awaiting test results to see if he has tuberculosis. He has already had the disease 3 times, on each occasion receiving 6-8 months of treatment. He is losing weight and his chest x-ray shows signs of his previous tuberculosis. Doctors need to...
Support Maluk Timor in helping Timor-Leste
Welcome to our Christmas newsletter. The people of East Timor are fortunate that you have chosen to continue to support Maluk Timor in its endevour to improve the health of its most marginalized. Unless you’re a regular Facebook follower, you probably have relatively...
Voluntary Board member Dr Josh presenting – BE INSPIRED
Dr Josh presenting at DFTB conference………….. Don’t Forget The Bubbles was conceived as a way of sharing our collective knowledge. What started out as four enthusiastic players (Tessa, Ben, Henry and Andy) has grown so much bigger. With over 70...
Our commitment to stamp out TB is at it’s strongest
The commitment is strong to stamp out Tuberculosis. Here some of our staff are partnering with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), going into the back of beyond in the district of Maliana chasing out cases of Tuberculosis.
Gaining Control of the Tuberculosis Epidemic
Tuberculosis is the number 1 killer in Timor-Leste, and there are so many barriers to be overcome in gaining control of this epidemic. Maluk Timor is working to increase the understanding, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Tuberculosis across Timor Leste. Our...